Today’s Parola del giorno is the noun expression l’ora di punta, which means rush hour.
L’ora di punta is that period of time in the morning when everyone is going to work or that period of time in the evening as everyone heads home: usually between 7am-9am and 4pm-6pm.
See the phrase used below:
Marco odia l’ora di punta quando la metro è troppo affollata…